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Pan Seared Rabbit with Parsley Garlic Rub and Mixed Tomato Chutney

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MasterChef Australia 2009: Pan Seared Rabbit with Parsley Garlic Rub and Mixed Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

4 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
3 tbsp roughly chopped flat leaf parsley, plus ½ cup flat leaf parsley leaves
2 tbsp chopped marjoram
Oil
1 whole rabbit
1 tbsp duck fat
1 white onion, quartered
1 punnet grape tomatoes
2 vine ripened tomatoes, roughly chopped, plus 1 tomato sliced in wedges
1 red onion, roughly chopped
2 tbsp caster sugar
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 bunch rocket, trimmed

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Method officially tested

1. Preheat oven to 220˚C.

2. Portion rabbit, reserving one Maryland (the leg and the thigh joined).

3. Pound 2 garlic cloves, salt, parsley and marjoram together in a mortar and pestle. Add oil to the herb mixture to make a wet paste.

4. Place the Maryland portion in a bowl and coat with the herb paste, set aside to marinate for 20 minutes.

5. Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add rabbit bones, duck fat, white onion and grape tomatoes, cook for 10-12 minutes or until the bones are well browned. Strain liquid and set aside.

6. Heat oil in a frying pan over high heat. Add marinated Maryland, cook for 4-5 minutes each side or until golden. Place frying pan in the oven, cook for a further
20-22 minutes or until cooked through.

7. Process vine ripened tomatoes, red onion, remaining garlic and parsley in a food processor. Strain mixture through a sieve, and reserve liquid.  Place strained mixture in a saucepan, add sugar, balsamic vinegar and 1 tbsp of olive oil. Reduce for 6-8 minutes over a medium heat, until nearly all of the liquid has evaporated.

8. Combine the rocket and tomato wedges, dress with olive oil and 1 tbsp of reserved tomato liquid. To serve, place marinated rabbit on a plate, drizzle with pan juices, arrange rocket and tomatoes on the side and spoon tomato chutney in a serving dish.





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Series: MasterChef 2009

Segment: Invention Test

Chef: Tom Mosby

Tags: Game, Rabbit

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